Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 2737)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
062370003592	521	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-8	627 E. Evans-Reimer Rd.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Manzanita Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 846-5594	291	14	20.7	51.9%	124 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (45.4%)	13 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	$8,421							78.4	70	220	301	R4
062211002618	522	Andrew N. Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Haggin Oaks Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 606-4702	624	28	22.6	19.4%	263 (42.1%)	5 (0.8%)	178 (28.5%)	117 (18.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (8.8%)	$7,202							78.3	73.9	189	333	R4
060141406020	523	Goleta Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	6100 Stow Canyon Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 967-3486	744	37	19.9	51.7%	258 (34.7%)	4 (0.5%)	371 (49.9%)	56 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.1%)	$11,572							78.2			(n/a)	R4
060002912243	524	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Public	6-8	35125 Briggs Rd.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 304-1885	1,316	56	23.3	29.4%	459 (34.9%)	82 (6.2%)	510 (38.8%)	123 (9.3%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	132 (10.0%)								78.1			(n/a)	R4
060903008810	525	Kastner Intermediate	Public	7-8	7676 N. First St.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 327-2500	1,141	55	20.8	52.5%	337 (29.5%)	56 (4.9%)	577 (50.6%)	117 (10.3%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.4%)	$5,778							78			(n/a)	R4
063386005314	526	Serrano Intermediate	Public	7-8	24642 Jeronimo Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 586-3221	1,012	45	22.5	34.9%	367 (36.3%)	16 (1.6%)	404 (39.9%)	131 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.8%)	$6,165							78			(n/a)	R4
060248814411	527	California Connections Academy Central Coast	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2300 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	California Connections Academy Central Coast District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 461-1667	91	1	71.6	38.5%	39 (42.9%)	5 (5.5%)	37 (40.7%)	5 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)								78			(n/a)	R4
060964001022	528	Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	233 W. Gainsborough Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 497-7264	729	33	22.1	25.5%	330 (45.3%)	12 (1.6%)	278 (38.1%)	60 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.0%)	$6,348							78			(n/a)	R4
062751004138	529	North Cow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	10619 Swede Creek Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	North Cow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 549-4488	251	13	20	20.3%	197 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.6%)	$9,014							77.9	76.5	167	362	R4
062271003267	530	Palms Middle	Public	6-8	10860 Woodbine St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 253-7600	1,265	58	22	59.3%	233 (18.4%)	303 (24.0%)	543 (42.9%)	125 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.5%)	$9,217							77.9			(n/a)	R4

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